pioneer; settler; colonist
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
play; sport; romp; frolic; joke; prank
complete change; about-face
to force (someone) to take part; to take along unwillingly
wrong (guess or estimate); misdirected
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
prop; stay; support; brace; fulcrum
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
single; solo; solitary; just one; only one
creaking; groaning (e.g. under physical stress)
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
stairs; stairs at the front of a noh stage
preference; priority; precedence
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
disturbance; obstruction; hindrance; jamming; interference
to stop; to cease; to come to an end; to cut off
operation; functioning; running
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
to stop (plug) one's ears
trauma (usu. psychological)
since the beginning; natural-born (salesman, etc.); absolutely (not); (not) at all
an inch ahead; the immediate future
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
blow; hit (on the body); beating
long-distance arrow (archery)
panic; scare; alarm; panic; financial panic
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender